The surge in import of fruits and vegetables into the Kathmandu Valley has enhanced availability of these food items, claimed the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Committee.
Nepal Oil Corporation has reduced the price of petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene oil.
Landslides and floods that occurred following incessant rainfall across the country have caused severe loss of lives and properties in Bagmati Province, including Kathmandu Valley.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home after a 10-day visit to the USA to attend the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at its headquarters in New York. His visit and the address to the UNGA have been successful in different respects.
Over 1,700 vehicles have entered Kathmandu following the clearance of the Prithvi Highway which was blocked by a landslide at Jhyaplekhola in Dahding. Rhishiram Tiwari, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, said that the vehicles were previously stranded on the highway due to the landslide and have now arrived in the federal capital with passengers. Until the filing of this report, preparations are also underway to allow vehicles to go out of the Kathmandu Valley via the same route.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home this afternoon after leading the Nepali delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York of the USA. Upon arrival at the VVIP lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly (NA) Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal and Deputy Prime Ministers Prakash Man Singh and Bishnu Prasad Paudel.
Lumbini province has been declared as a fully-vaccinated province. Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya declared at a programme today that the province has achieved full vaccination status after ensuring that all children under the age of 15 months have been vaccinated according to the national vaccination schedule.
The swollen rivers in the Kathmandu Valley wreaked havoc in the downstream areas following incessant rains since Friday. The rain stopped only towards afternoon on Sunday and by the time the downpour stopped it had caused much damage, flooding swathes of land, inundating settlements and washing away structures.
The death toll due to floods in Madhes province has reached six. A girl was also among the dead. Among the deceased two are from Mahottari and Rautahat and one each from Saptari and Sarlahi.
12 people received injuries when a microbus met with an accident at Shivapuri Rural municipality-7 located, in Nuwakot District, under Tokha-Chhare road on Monday.
Seven people are still missing in a landslide that occurred Saturday at Tegagaun, Jugal rural municipality-3 in Sindhupalchowk district.
After the obstruction clearance, vehicles moved towards the destination. One-way traffic resumed at the Prithvi Highway and there is no road obstruction in between Nagdhunga-Muglin.
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said Monday that a general election will be held on Oct. 27 to seek a public mandate, with a ruling party official saying that the official campaigning is expected to begin on Oct. 15.
The government has decided to collect the details of losses caused by the recent nationwide rain-induced disaster within the next 15 days by forming a special task force.
The seven people who were washed away in the landslide that occurred at Tegagaun, Jugal Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok District, on Saturday are still missing.